Tussen Swing en Bop
The label Blue Note exists for 75 years, and got especially known for its numerous hard bop recordings. Less known are the swing formations from 1944-1946: Edmond Hall, Ike Quebec, The Blue Note Swingtets, John Hardee.
Sources:
Jazz Classics Celestial Express "Edmond Hall"
Introducing to Ike Quebec "Blue Harlem"
The Blue Note Swingtets
John Hardee "Hardee’s Partee"